Japanese researchers at Shizuoka University are working towards building an elevator that can transport humans and objects directly to space. The plan is to make Japan the first country to achieve this feat. The system will be able to carry up to 30 people in an oval container that will move at 200 kilometres an hour.

The propulsion will come from an electric engine which will make the capsules follow a cable of 96,000 kilometres. The journey to get to the space station will take eight days. The elevators will depart from Earth from a platform out at sea.

The project is expected to be launched in 2050 and to be tested soon. Using a rocket, a 10 centimetre mini elevator will depart from the Japanese island of Tanegashima. The test should have been carried out on September 11th, but a typhoon caused a delay. In space, the mini elevator will be suspended between two mini satellites attached by a cable.

When the project starts, the elevators will be used to send solar energy panels, research material, and other supplies to space. It will also transport tourists who are willing to pay for the adventure.

QUESTIONS
1) What is the purpose of creating an elevator that goes to space?

a) To have buildings that are tall enough to leave Earth’s atmosphere
b) To test the limits of technology of today’s elevators
c) To have one day tours in space
d) To transport humans and objects to space

2) Would you like to travel to space in an elevator? Explain your answer.

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